Photo Courtesy of Courthouse Gallery Fine Art: Jeffery Becton: Off Spirit Ledge, 2017 Ellsworth - Courthouse Gallery is currently showing new work by Jeffery Becton through August 13, including several of his large-format digital montages. In addition, Becton’s over-sized montages are currently traveling in a national exhibition hosted by Bates College Museum of Art. The tour began at a solo exhibition...
Winter Harbor - Schoodic Institute announces that President and CEO Mark Berry will be stepping down as of August 15 to accept a new professional opportunity, and Schoodic Institute is launching a search for its next President. Berry will be joining The Nature Conservancy as Forest Program Director, leading forest conservation initiatives...
Ellsworth - Woodlawn has scheduled four of its popular Tea Time Tours in August. The special staff led tour begins at 3 p.m. and is followed by tea and cookies on the estates’ tea lawn. The upcoming tea dates are August 2, 9, 23, 30. Tea Time Tours are held...
Bar Harbor - Acadia Mountain Guides and Alpenglow Adventure Sports is sponsoring a one-night-only screening of “Brave New Wild”, an offbeat chronicle of America’s Golden Age of rock climbing before and after the controversial ascent of the Dawn Wall in 1970. The film screens on Thursday, August 10 at 7...
Surry -Surry Arts at the Barn (SATB) will feature pianist Annemieke McLane and her husband accordionist Jeremiah at 4 p.m. Sunday, August 13. The Vermont-based duo will perform folk-inspired classical music. Their repertoire includes Astor Piazzolla, Edward Gieg, and Anton Dvorak as well as the McLanes' original compositions. A one-act opera for solo soprano by Francis Poulenc...
SURRY -Surry arts at the Barn(SATB) will hold its first silent art auction and fund-raiser Saturday, August 12 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Headed by SATB Board member Margret Baldwin, the event has an unusual twist to it. "We've asked over 35 local artists to interpret the theme "Performance" and they have in a variety of ways. We...
Ellsworth - The Ellsworth Antiques Show at Woodlawn welcomes the Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Juniper String Quartet on Thursday, August 17 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. According to Woodlawn’s executive director, Joshua Torrance, “We are so pleased that the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, Juniper String Quartet will be playing for our Antiques...
Bar Harbor - The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers will perform "The Legend of the Banana Kid" at The 1932 Criterion Theatre on Saturday, July 29 at 2 p.m. This show from a popular local puppet troupe tells the story of Little Chucky as he heads to the Wild West to outwit outlaws....
Winter Harbor - The 19th annual Schoodic Arts Festival will take place from July 31 – Aug. 13, 2017. The festival, hosted by Schoodic Arts for All (SAFA), will feature 91 workshops, 26 live performances, and a special exhibition of Robert Shetterly’s art, titled “Americans Who Tell the Truth.” The...
Friends in Action will host a public “Senior Day” at the Senior Center in Ellsworth on Friday, September 22. The event will feature displays and information on a wide variety of resources for seniors and will help to kick off the annual “Autumn Gold” weekend in Ellsworth. Friends in Action is...